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■city on 2nd June by Mr. Geo. R, White. Mr. Scott found the same 

 species very abundant during the month of August in the marshes 

 along the Rideau, about twenty miles from the city. 



126. Dendroeca tigrina (Gm.) Bd. Cape May Wai-bler. Mr. E. 

 White succeeded in securing a pair of these rare warblers near the 

 Piideau River on the 24tli May. Dr. Coues says that they are "not 

 a common bird with us," and Audu'oon states that they ai'e exceedingly 

 rare. According to the list of Messrs. Morden and Saunders, only one 

 specimen is recorded from Western Ontario. Mr. McIUwraith, how- 

 ever, in his list of the birds of Hamilton, considers them as only 

 " rather rare." They are not mentioned in Mr, Chamberlain's list of 

 the birds of St. John, but are stated, in an appendix, to occur in other 

 parts of New Brunswick. 



173. Vireo philadelphicus, 0-a,?,H. Brotherly-love Vireo. A single 

 specimen was shot on 2nd June by Mr. E. White. 



176. Vireo ftavifrons, Y. Yellow-throated Vireo. A male bird 

 shot towards the middle of June. 



177. Vireo solitariiis, Y. Solitaiy, or Blue-headed Vireo. A male 

 of this bird was shot on 2nd October by Mr. E. White. 



227. Passerculus sandviceasis savana (Wils.) Ridg. Common 

 Savanna Sparrow. Specimens of this diminutive sparrow were obtained 

 by Prof. Macoun in the month of May, iii the vicinity of the St. Louis 

 Dam ; and Mr. Geo. R. White noticed them about the Rifle Range, 

 where they were probably breeding, during the whole of the summer. 



282. Passerella iliaca (Men-.) Sw. Fox Sparrow, Three specimens 

 of this handsome sparrow were shot, one in April, one towards the 

 beginning of June, and one on 8th November. 



380. Contopns borealis (Sw.) Bd. Olive-sided Flycatcher. A pair 

 was shot within a short distance of the city on 24th May. 



385. Empidonax trcdlli (Aud.) Bd. Traill's Flycatcher. Two 

 specimens of this flycatcher were obtained, one on 13th May by Prof. 

 Macoun and a second on 24th May by Mr. E. White. 



444. Picoides aviericanus, Brehm, Banded-backed Three-toed 

 Woodpecker. A fine female of this bird was shot by Mr. E. White on 

 6 th November. 



